I don't live in Pilsen, Pilsen lives in me

What can I say about Amanda Mudrovich…well only good things or else that adorable little black cat of her’s will bite me again, in Negrita’s defense I do always try to hold her too much. As I walk into Amanda’s studio after having been mentally beat down, it is always refreshing to talk with her as a friend and an artist, she is one of those rare true artist that is genuinely supportive of fellow artists, either by attending your art shows, to purchasing art works from fellow artists or simply being a wonderful friend and encouraging you. 

 If you haven’t gone out and seen her shows, your missing out, possibly missing, but either way come out from under that rock and check out her work. The way she takes a simple object like a doll, a box and some feathers and turns it into some unbelievable creature that you simply must look at and wonder how its possible that such a simple doll could hold the amount of emotion that it conveys as it stares back at you. Many of her pieces begin as collages and then venture off as a painting, light box or a drawing.

Take a peek at Amanda’s work via internet at www.amudrovich.com but keep your paws off St. Helen, or visit her at Cafe Mestizo where she will be showing with yours truly, over the Pilsen Open Studios weekend Oct 15th & 16th